单词 | ragger |
释义 | † raggern.1 Obsolete. rare. A person who sorts needles by means of a rag. Cf. rag v.1 4. ΚΠ 1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 189 Heads and points still lie together, and in order to put them all in the same direction, the ‘ragger’ is employed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018). raggern.2 A person who rags or teases another; spec. a participant in military or student ragging (ragging n.2 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun] > one who banters railleur1655 raillier1663 banterer1678 rallier1678 badineur1734 quiz1797 quizzer1797 queerera1800 smoker1812 persifleur1829 chaffer1851 tease1853 leg-puller1887 josher1899 ragger1903 kibitzer1925 society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaker > [noun] > noisy or riotous > participant in rag ragger1903 1903 Speaker 7 Feb. 451/1 There is much to be said in favour of the ‘raggers’. Mere ‘ragging’ as distinguished from..persistent and brutal bullying..never yet did a youngster any harm. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 15 May 7/3 One of the raggers received a bullet in the mouth, and is seriously injured. 1930 Daily Express 6 Nov. 1/2 Guys were then thrown on the blazing piles amid the wild shrieks of the ‘raggers’. 1962 M. Elwin Lord Byron's Wife (1963) v. 129 Matthews was a ragger. When..William Lort Mansel, was disturbed at night by revellers, Matthews called..‘Good Lort deliver us!’ 1998 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 14 Dec. The refusal of the B E College authorities to cave in to student pressure and the tough action against raggers in Cuttack are moves in the right direction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11861n.21903 |
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